Category Archives: Upcoming Event

The UP CIDS Decolonial Studies Program (DSP), the UP Diliman Department of European Languages, and the Philippine International Studies Organization invite you to the roundtable discussion “Pedagogy and Goal-Setting in Foreign Language Policy” on 3 April 2019 (Wednesday) 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, at the UP CIDS Conference Hall.

The following topics shall be discussed with representatives from FL programs in higher education, secondary schools, and the government:

The rationale and goals of foreign language education (FLE) in the Philippines

Assessing role of Filipino culture and globalization in FLE

Projections and challenges for FLE in light of the SPFL, CHED Memorandum, and K-12 (on teacher training, materials access, etc.)

Channeling foreign languages for national goals

Development of appropriate materials and the role of local educators in materials creation and pedagogical modification

The Department of Sociology of University of the Philippines Diliman and the University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS) Program on Alternative Development invite you to “The Prospects for Renewable Energy: Lessons for the Philippines from Germany’s Energy Transition,” a public lecture by Paul Bertheau (Reiner Lemoine Institute, Berlin, Germany) happening on 20 March 2019 (Wednesday), 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM, at the UP CIDS Conference Hall, Ang Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman.

The Lecture

Mr. Bertheau’s lecture will discuss a short history of the energy transition in Germany and its prospects for small islands in the Philippines.

Germany’s Energiewende (Energy Transition) was not a sudden political decision or idea. It is rooted in the social movements of the 1970s, in particular the anti-nuclear movement that involved very different societal groups. Certain events like the nuclear meltdowns in Chernobyl, Ukraine and Fukushima, Japan had strong impacts on German renewable energy development. Although more than 38.2% of electricity in 2018 was generated from renewable energy such as Sun, Wind and Hydro the objectives of the Energiewende are far from achieved yet. The talk will highlight the objectives achieved and the challenges that lay ahead including how to advance towards carbon neutral energy supply.

The Philippines’ objective is to achieve 100% energy access in 2022, which implies achieving the seventh of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which calls for affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy supply for all. The challenge is to realize such power supply in the very far and remote areas of the country. The talk will highlight some initial findings of the author’s Ph.D. research and a broader discussion about the prospects for renewable energy in the Philippines.

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The UP CIDS Political Economy Program (PEP) invites everyone to the roundtable discussion “Saving Hanjin?: Implications for Labor and Industrial Policy” on 14 March 2019 (Thursday), 1:00 to 4:00 PM, at the UP CIDS Conference Hall, LGF Ang Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman.

The RTD will bring together policy experts and concerned sectors to discuss the recent filing for rehabilitation of Subic-based shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines and to draw out different approaches to and recommendations for resolving the Hanjin problem, related labor concerns, and its implications on Philippine industrial policy.

This event is co-organized by the UP CIDS Program on Alternative Development (AltDev), Freedom from Debt Coalition, the Labor Education and Research Network (LEARN), the Industrial Policy Team of the Action for Economic Reforms (AER), and the Samahan ng Manggagawa sa Hanjin Shipyard.

Pre-election surveys dominate the news cycle during election season. When they come out, candidates in the lead celebrate their results while a number of those trailing behind question their validity. Some commentators praise surveys as a means for the average citizen to influence policy while others caution that surveys are means to manipulate public opinion.

How are pre-election surveys done? What do they tell us? And what should we do with that information?

To find answers to this question, the UP Department of Political Science and UP sa Halalan, in partnership with the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies’ Program on Social and Political Change, present “Interpreting Pre-election Surveys,” a public panel discussion with experts from the industry and academe on March 12, 2019 (Tuesday), 1:00-4:00 PM at UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS) Conference Hall, Ang Bahay ng Alumni.

The UP CIDS Education Research Program (ERP) invites you to a Research Forum on Critical Explorations in Civic Education and Alternative Learning Systems on 02 March 2019 (Saturday), 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, at Room 204 of the UP College of Education.

The UP CIDS Program on Alternative Development (AltDev), the Mindanawon Caucus, and the UP CIDS Islamic Studies Program (ISP) invite you to “Self Determination at Last?: A Forum on the Bangsamoro Organic Law: Limits, Challenges, and Possibilities” on 21 February 2019 (Thursday), 1:30 to 5:00 PM, at the UP CIDS Conference Hall. Speakers include Ms. Samira Gutoc-Tomawis, Rep. Amihilda Sangcopan, and Fr. Eliseo “Jun” Mercado, OMI, Ph.D.

The Marx Bicentennial Lecture Series continues this 2019! Join us on 15 February 2019 (Friday), 2:00–5:00 PM, at the UP CIDS Conference Hall, with speakers Dr. Walden Bello (International Adjunct Professor of Sociology, State University of New York at Binghamton) and Mr. Cesar “Sonny” Melencio (Chairperson, Partido Lakas ng Masa Partylist).

The Marx Bicentennial Lecture Series is organized by the UP CIDS Program on Alternative Development (AltDev) and the Socialist Circle. To register, visit bit.ly/marx200ph or email [email protected].

The UP CIDS Program on Social and Political Change (PSPC) and the UP CIDS Strategic Studies Program (SSP), together with the UP Department of Political Science, invite you to “Why We Need Nuclear Energy,” a public forum with Mr. Michael Shellenberger (President, Environmental Progress) on 25 January 2019 (Friday), 1:00 to 3:00 PM, at the Institute of Biology Auditorium, UP Diliman.

Dr. Fabian M. Dayrit (Professor of Chemistry, Ateneo de Manila University and President, Integrated Chemists of the Philippines) and Engr. Roberto Verzola (President, Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology) will serve as discussants.

The event is free and open to the public. For inquiries and registration matters, please email Jesam Jimenez at [email protected] or call (02) 981-8500 locs. 4266 and 4267.

The UP CIDS Program on Alternative Development and the Philippines-Cuba Cultural and Friendship Association invite you to attend “Eternamente Cuba: Impressions of a Recent Cuban Visit” on 25 January 2019, 9:30 AM to 12:00 NN, at the UP CIDS Conference Hall. For confirmation and more information, please contact Princess at 09189038687.

The Doctor of Social Development (DSD) Program of the UP College of Social Work and Community Development (UP CSWCD), in partnership with the UP CIDS Program on Alternative Development (AltDev) and DIGNITY/Global Refugee Studies of Aalborg University, Denmark, invites you to a Seminar on Gender Politics and Conflict in the Philippines. This event will be held on 12 December 2018, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, at the Conference Hall, UP CIDS, UP Diliman, Quezon City.

Learn the latest political developments in Latin America and their domestic and international implications at “Turning of the Tide: Revolution and Counter-revolution in Latin America,” a seminar happening on 7 December 2018 (Friday), 2:00–5:00 PM, at the Audio-Visual Room, UP College of Social Work and Community Development (UP CSWCD).

This seminar is organized by the UP CIDS Program on Alternative Development (AltDev), the Philippines-Venezuela Solidarity Network (Phil-Ven-Sol), and the Philippines-Cuba Cultural and Friendship Association (Phil-Cuba).

The UP CIDS Education Research Program (ERP) invites you to a Policy Forum on Inclusion in Philippine Basic Education and Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) and a Need for Program Evaluation with speakers Dean Marie Therese A.P. Bustos, Ph.D., Asst. Prof. Darlene D. Echavia, M.A., and Asst. Prof. Romylyn A. Metila, Ph.D. on 3 December 2018 (Monday), 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM, at the UP CIDS Conference Hall.

The UP CIDS Program on Social and Political Change (PSPC) and the UP Department of Political Science invite you to the round table discussion “Planted Evidence: Is the Philippine War on Drugs a Sound Policy?” on 14 November 2018 (Wednesday), 2:00–5:00 PM, at the UP CIDS Conference Hall.

Listen to lectures on Marxian philosophy and political theory by Professors Francisco Nemenzo and Eduardo Gonzalez at the Marx Bicentennial Lecture Series No. 11, happening on November 8, 2018 (Thursday), 2:00 to 5:00 PM, at the UP CIDS Conference Hall.

The UP CIDS Education Research Program (ERP) invites you to a Forum on Critical Theory, Pedagogy, and Literacy (“Making Classrooms as Democratic Public Spheres and Teachers as Cultural Workers for Martial Law Conversations”) with Professor Jose W. Lalas, Ph.D. of the University of Redlands, California on 30 October 2018 (Tuesday), 9:00 AM to 12:00 NN, at the UP CIDS Conference Hall.

Limited seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Pre-register via [email protected] or scan the QR code in the poster. Deadline for registration is on 29 October 2018 (Monday).

The Strategic Studies Program (SSP) of the University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS), in partnership with the UP Office of International Linkages (UP OIL), will hold the World Experts Lecture Series on 23 October 2018 (Tuesday), from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Audiovisual Room of the UP Marine Science Institute, UP Diliman, Quezon City.

The public lecture, which seeks to provide insights on the developing geopolitical situation in the Indo-Pacific, will have Dr. Brendan Taylor (Associate Professor of Strategic Studies) and Dr. William Tow (Professor of International Relations), both from the ANU Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, as its speakers.

The Asian Politics & Policy Journal (APP), the UP Department of Political Science, and the UP CIDS Strategic Studies Program (SSP) invite you to the APP Conference on Development and Security Crossroads for the Philippines and Asia, happening on 22 October 2018, 8:30 AM to 5:15 PM, at the UP CIDS Conference Hall, Ang Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman, Quezon City.

The UP CIDS Program on Social and Political Change, together with World Scientific Singapore and the UP Department of Political Science, is co-organizing the launch of and a panel discussion on the book “Ensuring a Square Meal: Women and Food Security in Southeast Asia” on October 19, 2018 (Friday), 2:00 to 4:00 PM, at the UP CIDS Conference Hall. The panel discussants include Dr. Theresa Devasahayam (Singapore University of Social Sciences), editor of the book, and Dr. Jorge Tigno (University of the Philippines Diliman) and Dr. Thelma Paris (University of the Philippines Los Baños), authors of the book’s two chapters.

To register, please contact Ms. Jesam Jimenez at [email protected] or (02) 981-8500 locs. 4266 and 4267. Deadline for registration is on October 17, 2018 (Wednesday).

The Book

Research on women and food security in Southeast Asia has been limited. The collection of chapters in “Ensuring a Square Meal: Women and Food Security in Southeast Asia” is one of the first attempts at providing a lens into the linkages between women and food security at the household, community, national, and transnational levels. More broadly, the chapters examine women’s contribution in households, resource distribution to produce food, and the purchasing power to buy food. In analysing the various facets of food security in relation to gender, the analyses focus on the meanings of ‘private’ and ‘public’, and the extent to which the effects of the two spheres spill over into each other. Given women’s critical role in food production and provision, the book assesses the structural forces enabling women to access productive resources and, in turn, ensure sustainable strategies for food security; as well as it evaluates how governments might address the constraints women face in this vital role.

The UP CIDS Program on Escaping the Middle-Income Trap: Chains for Change (EMIT:C4C) and the UP School of Economics invite you to the book launch of and panel discussion on Dr. Raul V. Fabella’s “Capitalism and Inclusion Under Weak Institutions” on October 12, 2018 (Friday), 4:30 PM, at the UP School of Economics, UP Diliman, Quezon City.

Know more about the economic elite and wealth inequality in Thailand as Professor Kevin Hewison delivers a public lecture, “Crazy Rich Thais: Capitalists, Wealth, and Inequality (1980–2017),” on October 12, 2018 (Friday), 3:00–5:00 PM, at the UP CIDS Conference Hall.

The Strategic Studies Program (SSP) of the University of the Philippines’ Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS), in partnership with the UP Diliman Department of Political Science, will hold a lecture entitled “Change and Continuity in China’s Foreign Policy” on Wednesday, 10 October 2018 from 1:30 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the UP CIDS Conference Hall, Lower Ground Floor, Ang Bahay ng Alumni, Diliman, Quezon City. The event will present the findings of the studies conducted by SSP Research Fellows, Dr. Meiting Li and Raisa E. Lumampao, on the emerging trends in China’s foreign policy and its implications for Korea.

The lecture is free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. To pre-register, please visit:https://bit.ly/2NeOVMR.

About the Speakers

Meiting Li is currently Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines Diliman. She previously worked in the School of International Relations at Xiamen University (China) for three years. She obtained her Ph.D. in Politics from University of Exeter (UK) in 2012. Her research interests include foreign policy analysis, China studies, and non-traditional security studies.

Raisa Lumampao is currently Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines Diliman. She completed her master’s degree in Global Affairs and Policy from Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea in 2016 and earned her bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from the University of the Philippines. She has previously worked with the Korean Embassy in Manila and the Presidential Commission on the Visiting Forces Agreement. Her research interests include East Asian politics, Middle East politics, and foreign policy.

About the Organizers

The public lecture is organized by the Strategic Studies Program of the University of the Philippines’ Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS) in partnership with the UP Diliman Department of Political Science. The UP CIDS Strategic Studies Program aims to promote interest and discourse on significant changes in Philippine foreign policy and develop capacity building for strategic studies in the country. It views the Philippines’ latest engagements with the great powers and multilateral cooperation with other states in the Asia-Pacific region as a catalyst to further collaborative and multi-disciplinary research between the intellectual communities within East Asia.

The Program on Higher Education Research and Policy Reform (HERPR) of the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS) will hold a forum entitled “Who Serves the Poor in Philippine Higher Education?” on Thursday, 4 October 2018, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 NN, at the UP CIDS Conference Hall, Lower Ground Floor, Ang Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman, Quezon City.

The event will feature the findings of the studies conducted by HERPR Research Fellows Mr. Karol Mark Yee and Dr. Geoffrey Ducanes on access of the poor to higher education from 1999 to 2014, particularly highlighting nuances in the profile, context, and the variety of barriers faced by students coming from the poorest households in accessing college education.

Marxism and religion have had a rather complicated history in theory, but how are these being reconciled in more tangible terms? Explore these connections through the lectures of Edicio Dela Torre and Prof. Julkipli Wadi at the Marx Bicentennial Lecture Series No. 8, happening on 27 September 2018, 2:00 to 5:00 PM, at the UP CIDS Conference Hall.

The conference theme seeks to understand the ontologies, epistemologies, theories, studies, narratives, motivations, causes, effects, and impacts of violent extremism, including exploring approaches, frameworks, solutions, and mechanisms on how to counter it by utilizing the imperatives and significances of the state, education, sustainable community outreach programs, highly principled and responsible media, and inter/intra-faith or religio-cultural dialogues that promote religious pluralism, multiculturalism, respect for diversity, acceptance and tolerance. It is organized and sponsored by the UP CIDS Islamic Studies Program (ISP), UP Office of International Linkages (UP OIL), UP Institute of Islamic Studies (UP IIS), Philippine International Studies Organization (PHISO), and UP-IIS Graduate Students Organization.

The international exploratory workshop on “Islam in Southeast Asia” concentrates on publishing selected ‘peer-reviewed’ academic and policy works that focuses on theoretical, methodological, empirical, religious, spiritual, and critical studies of Islam, including mundane praxes and day-to-day realities of Muslims (and their relations to non-Muslims) in Southeast Asia. It is organized and sponsored by the UP CIDS Islamic Studies Program (ISP), UP Office of International Linkages (UP OIL), UP Institute of Islamic Studies (UP IIS), Philippine International Studies Organization (PHISO), and UP-IIS Graduate Students Organization.

Uncover the relationship of the capitalist system, the cosmetics and fashion industries, and the oppression of women in “Cosmetics, Fashions, and the Exploitation of Women,” a roundtable discussion featuring Mary-Alice Waters and Janet Roth of Pathfinder Press, happening on September 20, 2018 (Thursday), 2:00 to 5:00 PM, at the UP CIDS Conference Hall.

This event is organized by the UP CIDS Program on Alternative Development (AltDev) and the Philippines-Cuba Cultural and Friendship Association (PhilCuba). For more information, email [email protected].